,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ehhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #c1 #bjbc ,mr4
 ,connolly 7= himself & ,mr4            
,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill   
,octob] #be1 #bjbc ,ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,ov]sight &               
,acc\ntability1 & 9 addition to !       
,committees on ,=eign ,affairs1 ,arm$   
,s]vices1 ,vet]ans' ,affairs1           
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1       
,homel& ,security1 & ,ways & ,means1 = a
 p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !   
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide & exp& gratuities = employees   
kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,honor+ ,civil ,s]vants ,kill$ 9 !    
,l9e ( ,duty ,act4  #b4 ,increas+ dea?  
gratuity = ,f$]al employees kill$ 9 !   
l9e ( duty  7a7 ,am5dm5ts to title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,sub*apt] ,,vii ( *apt] #ee ( title #e1 

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #eega4 ,employee dea? 
gratuity paym5ts  7a7 ,def9ition  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ section #eefa7b71 9   
?is section1 ! t]m employee means an    
individual :o has be5 det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,labor to be an employee )9 
! mean+ ( section #haja7a71 b n includ+ 
any individual describ$ "u subp>agraph  
7,d7 ( su* section4  7#b7 ,exclusive    
au?ority ,a det]m9ation describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a7 may be made only by !     
,secret>y ( ,labor4  7b7 ,gratuity  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to ! dea? ( an     
employee1 ! head ( ! ag5cy at :i* !     
employee 0 employ$ %all pay f           
appropriations made available = sal>ies 
& exp5ses ( t ag5cy a dea? gratuity to !
 p]son id5tifi$ "u subsection 7c77#b71  
if ! dea? ( ! employee-- 7,a7 results f 
injuries incurr$--  7i7 9 connection )  
su* employee's employm5t ) ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t2 or  7ii7 z a result ( a      
crim9al act1 an act ( t]rorism1 a       
natural disa/]1 or any o!r circum/ance z

 det]m9$ by ! ag5cy head2 &  7,b7 is n--
 7i7 caus$ by willful misconduct ( !    
employee1 z det]m9$ by a review conduct$
 by ! applicable (fice ( ,inspector     
,g5]al2  7ii7 caus$ by ! int5tion ( !   
employee to br+ ab\t ! injury or dea? ( 
! employee or ano!r2 or  7iii7          
proximately caus$ by ! intoxication or  
self-impairm5t ( ! employee4  7#b7      
,am\nt  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! am\nt ( a dea?    
gratuity paid "u p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect
 to an employee %all be #ajj1jjj1 z     
adju/$ ea* ,m>* #a by ! am\nt det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to repres5t !     
p]c5tage *ange 9 ! ,consum] ,price      
,index = ,all ,urban ,consum]s 7all     
items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7       
publi%$ = ,decemb] ( ! prec$+ ye> ov] t 
,index publi%$ = ! ,decemb] ( ! ye>     
prior to ! prec$+ ye>1 adju/$ to ! ne>e/
 #a_/aj ( #a p]c5t4  7,b7 ,local        
comp5sation plans ,= an employee        
comp5sat$ "u a local comp5sation plan   
e/abli%$ "u section #djh ( ! ,=eign     

,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#cifh71 ! am\nt ( a dea? gratuity paid  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to ! employee
 %all be 9 an am\nt det]m9$ 9 rules     
issu$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4  7c7      
,recipi5t ( paym5t  7#a7 ,*ild def9$ ,9 
?is subsection1 ! t]m *ild means a *ild 
( an employee ( any age1 includ+-- 7,a7 
an adopt$ *ild or a /ep*ild2 &  7,b7 a  
fo/] *ild b only if ! *ild lives ) !    
employee 9 a regul> p>5t-*ild           
relation%ip4  7#b7 ,ord] ( prec$5ce ,a  
dea? gratuity paid "u subsection 7b7 )  
respect to an employee %all be paid 9 ! 
foll[+ ord] ( prec$5ce3  7,a7  7i7 ,to !
 b5efici>y designat$ to receive !       
gratuity by ! employee 9 a sign$ &      
witness$ (ficial ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t =m t  
is receiv$ by ! ag5cy employ+ ! employee
 be=e ! date ( ! dea? ( ! employee4     
7ii7 ,a designation1 *ange1 or          
cancellation ( b5efici>y 9 a w1 or ano!r
 docum5t n describ$ 9 clause 7i71 %all h
 no =ce or effect = ! purposes ( t      
clause4  7,b7 ,if !re is no b5efici>y   

describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 to !       
surviv+ sp\se ( ! employee4  7,c7 ,if   
nei!r subp>agraph 7,a7 nor 7,b7 applies1
 to any *ild 7or gr&*ild if ! *ild :o is
 ! p>5t ( su* gr&*ild is deceas$7 su* t 
ea* su* *ild or gr&*ild 7z ! case may   
be7 receives an equal am\nt ( !         
gratuity4  7,d7 ,if none ( subp>agraph  
7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 applies1 to !       
surviv+ p>5ts ( ! employee su* t ea* su*
 surviv+ p>5t receives an equal am\nt ( 
! gratuity4  7,e7 ,if none (            
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 applies1 to
 ! duly appo9t$ executor or adm9i/rator 
( ! e/ate ( ! employee4  7,f7 ,if none (
 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e7 applies1  
to ! p]son designat$ accord+ to ! laws (
 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! insur$ individual      
legally resid$4  7d7 ,tax treatm5t ,a   
paym5t "u ?is section %all n be         
includible 9 ! gross income ( ! recipi5t
 = purposes ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (
 #aihf4  4  7#b7 ,repeal ( dea? gratuity
 paym5t au?ority ,section #fea ( !      
,treasury1 ,po/al ,s]vice1 & ,g5]al     

,gov]nm5t ,appropriations ,act1 #aiig   
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #hacc note7 is repeal$4   
7#c7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts  7,a7  
,sub*apt] head+ ,! head+ = sub*apt]     
,,vii ( *apt] #ee ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+         
employees & ins]t+ p]sons & paym5ts =   
disability or dea?4  7,b7 ,o!r con=m+   
*anges ,! table ( sections = *apt] #ee (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7i7 by /rik+ ! item relat+ to   
sub*apt] ,,vii & ins]t+ ! foll[+3       
,,sub*apt] ,,vii--,,paym5ts ,,to ,,miss+
 ,,p]sons ,,& ,,paym5ts ,,= ,,disability
 ,,or ,,dea?  2  &  7ii7 by ins]t+ aft] 
! item relat+ to section #eegj ! foll[+3
  #eega4 ,employee dea? gratuity        
paym5ts4  4  7b7 ,o!r employees  7#a7   
,,faa ,section #djabb7;g77#b7 ( title   
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,i77iii71 by /rik+ &
 aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph  
7,j71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph
 7,j71 ! foll[+3  7,k7 section #eega1   

relat+ to dea? gratuities result+ f an  
injury su/a9$ 9 ! l9e ( duty4  4  7#b7  
,c]ta9 ,,tsa employees ,section         
#aaa7;d77#b7 ( ! ,aviation &            
,transportation ,security ,act 7#di     
,u4,s4,c4 #ddice note7 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,dea? gratuity 
,section #eega ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 %all apply to any individual    
appo9t$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  4  7#c7 ,,vha
 employees ,section #gdbe ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( ?is sub*apt]1 !             
,adm9i/ration %all provide1 ) respect to
 individuals appo9t$ to any position    
describ$ 9 section #gdba7;b7 :o are     
employ$ = comp5sation by !              
,adm9i/ration1 ! dea? gratuity "u       
section #eega ( title #e4  4  7c7       
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a7 & 7b7 %all apply )       
respect to any dea? occurr+ on or aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4       
,fun]al exp5ses  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  

#hacd7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7  
aft] 7a72  7#b7 by /rik+ #hjj & ins]t+  
#h1hjj2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#b7 ,! am\nt describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be adju/$ on ,m>* #a 
( ea* ye> by ! p]c5tage am\nt det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor "u section #hadf;a
 = t ye>4  7#c7 ,a paym5t "u ?is        
subsection %all n be includible 9 !     
gross income ( ! recipi5t = purposes ( !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  4  7b7
 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by     
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
any dea? occurr+ on or aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,dea? gratuity
 = injuries incurr$ 9 connection )      
employee's s]vice ) an ,arm$ ,=ce  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #hajb;a ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by /rik+ ,!      
,unit$ ,/ates & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,unit$ ,/ates  2  7,b7 9    
p>agraph 7#a71 z s designat$1 by /rik+  
up to2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !       

foll[+3  7#b7 ,adju/m5t ,! am\nt        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be adju/$ 
ea* ,m>* #a by ! am\nt det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y ( ,labor to repres5t !        
p]c5tage *ange 9 ! ,consum] ,price      
,index = ,all ,urban ,consum]s 7all     
items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7       
publi%$ = ,decemb] ( ! prec$+ ye> ov] t 
,index publi%$ = ! ,decemb] ( ! ye>     
prior to ! prec$+ ye>1 adju/$ to ! ne>e/
 #a_/aj ( #a p]c5t4  2  7#b7 by /rik+   
subsection 7c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7c7  
,relation%ip to o!r b5efits ,) respect  
to a dea? occurr+ on or aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ! ,honor+ ,civil ,s]vants    
,kill$ 9 ! ,l9e ( ,duty ,act1 any       
comp5sation o!rwise payable to an       
individual "u ?is section 9 connection )
 any dea? %all be r$uc$ by any am\nts   
payable to su* individual "u any o!r    
program fund$ 9 :ole or 9 "p by ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 7exclud+ any am\nt payable "u   
section #eefi7;d77 9 connection ) su*   
dea?4  2  7#c7 9 subsection 7d71 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  7#g7 ,if a p]son   

cov]$ by ?is section does n h any       
eligible survivors1 z describ$ 9 ?is    
subsection1 & t p]son has n designat$ an
 alt]nate p]son to receive a paym5t "u  
?is section1 ! paym5t %all be paid to ! 
p]sonal repres5tative ( ! p]son's e/ate4
  2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7f7 ,tax treatm5t ,a paym5t "u ?is      
section %all n be includible 9 ! gross  
income ( ! recipi5t = purposes ( !      
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  4  7b7 
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
any dea? occurr+ on or aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #e4 ,ag5cy        
gratuity = dea?s su/a9$ 9 ! l9e ( duty  
abroad  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #dac ( !  
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #cigc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 
by /rik+ dep5d5ts & ins]t+ b5efici>ies2 
&  7,b7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ 1  
except z provid$ 9 subsection 7e7 aft]  
payable f any s\rce2  7#b7 by am5d+     
subsection 7b7 to read z foll[s3  7b7   

,executive ag5cies ,! head ( an         
executive ag5cy %all1 pursuant to       
guidance issu$ "u subsection 7c71 make a
 dea? gratuity paym5t au?oriz$ by ?is   
section to ! surviv+ b5efici>ies (--    
7#a7 any employee ( t ag5cy :o dies z a 
result ( injuries su/a9$ 9 ! p]=mance ( 
duty abroad :ile subject to ! au?ority (
 ! *ief ( mission pursuant to section   
#bjg2 or  7#b7 an individual 9 a special
 category s]v+ 9 an uncomp5sat$ capacity
 = t ag5cy abroad 9 support ( a         
diplomatic mission1 z id5tifi$ 9        
guidance issu$ "u subsection 7c71 :o    
dies z a result ( injuries su/a9$ 9 !   
p]=mance ( duty abroad4  2  7#c7 by     
/rik+ ,guidance4-- & all t foll[s ?r\gh 
pursuant to section #bjg4 & ins]t+ !    
foll[+3  7c7 ,guidance ,n lat] ?an #fj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !       
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1      
#bjad1 ! ,secret>y %all1 9 consultation 
) ! heads ( o!r relevant executive      
ag5cies1 issue guidance ) crit]ia =     
det]m9+ eligibility =1 & ord] ( paym5ts 

to1 survivors & b5efici>ies ( any       
employee or ( an individual 9 a special 
category s]v+ 9 an uncomp5sat$ capacity 
= t ag5cy :o dies z a result ( injuries 
su/a9$ 9 ! p]=mance ( duty :ile subject 
to ! au?ority ( ! *ief ( mission        
pursuant to section #bjg4  2  7#d7 by   
/rik+ subsection 7d72  7#e7 by          
r$esignat+ subsection 7e7 z subsection  
7f72  7#f7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7
 ! foll[+ new subsections3  7d7         
,eligibility "u *apt] #ha ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code ,a dea? gratuity    
paym5t %all be made "u ?is section only 
if ! dea? is det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,labor to h result$ f an injury 7exclud+
 a disease proximately caus$ by !       
employm5t7 su/a9$ 9 ! p]=mance ( duty "u
 section #hajb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7e7 ,(fset ,any comp5sation    
o!rwise payable to an individual "u ?is 
section 9 connection ) any dea? %all be 
r$uc$ by any am\nts payable to su*      
individual "u any o!r program fund$ 9   
:ole or 9 "p by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7exclud+

 any am\nt payable "u section #eefi7;d77
 9 connection ) su* dea?4  2  7#g7 9    
subsection 7f71 z s r$esignat$ by       
p>agraph 7#e71 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#b7 to
 read z foll[s3  7#b7 ! t]m surviv+     
b5efici>ies means ! p]son or p]sons     
id5tifi$ pursuant to ! ord] ( prec$5ce  
e/abli%$ "u section #eega7;c77#b7 (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  2 &     
7#h7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7    
,tax treatm5t ,a paym5t "u ?is section  
%all n be includible 9 ! gross income ( 
! recipi5t = purposes ( ! ,int]nal      
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  4  7b7          
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
any dea? occurr+ on or aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #f4 ,adju/m5t (   
c]ta9 dea? gratuities "u title #aj ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #adgh ( title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7a71 by ins]t+ aft] #ajj1jjj 
! foll[+3 1 z adju/$ ea* ,m>* #a by !   
am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to

 repres5t ! p]c5tage *ange 9 ! ,consum] 
,price ,index = ,all ,urban ,consum]s   
7all items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7  
publi%$ = ,decemb] ( ! prec$+ ye> ov] t 
,index publi%$ = ! ,decemb] ( ! ye>     
prior to ! prec$+ ye>1 adju/$ to ! ne>e/
 #a_/aj ( #a p]c5t2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,tax treatm5t ,a    
paym5t "u ?is section %all n be         
includible 9 ! gross income ( ! recipi5t
 = purposes ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (
 #aihf4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,!       
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply ) respect to any dea? occurr+ on  
or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
#g4 ,em]g5cy supplem5tal au?orization ( 
appropriations  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section--  7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy means an    
ag5cy t is au?oriz$ or requir$ to make a
 paym5t "u a cov]$ provision2 &  7#b7 ! 
t]m cov]$ provision means--  7,a7       
section #eega ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 z add$ by section #b ( ?is ,act2 
7,b7 section #hajb;a ( su* title1 z     
am5d$ by section #d ( ?is ,act2 or  7,c7

 section #dac ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( 
#aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cigc71 z am5d$ by 
section #e ( ?is ,act4  7b7             
,au?orization ,if ! head ( an ag5cy     
det]m9es1 ) ! concurr5ce ( ! ,director (
 ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 t a   
natural disa/]1 act ( t]rorism1 or o!r  
incid5t w\ld result 9 co/s t w\ld exce$ 
! am\nts available to ! ag5cy to make   
additional paym5ts "u a cov]$           
provision--  7#a7 !re are au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to ! ag5cy su* additional  
sums z may be necess>y to make ^?       
additional paym5ts2 &  7#b7 ! head ( !  
ag5cy may make su* additional paym5ts to
 ! ext5t additional su* additional sums 
are made available = ^? purposes4  7c7  
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t1 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! 
date on :i* ! head ( an ag5cy submits to
 ,congress a reque/ = supplem5tal       
appropriations = ! purposes describ$ 9  
subsection 7b71 ,congress %\ld take     
action ) respect to t reque/4